Nature reserve · New York
Knapp Road Unit
Knapp Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Buddha Hall, a museum 0.7 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48755, -73.78074
- 21.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 27.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock · 27 mi
- High Exposure · 27 mi
- Thurston Rock · 27 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- West Branch Headwaters Unit: 1.3 mi
- Taconic Unit: 1.6 mi
- Farmers Mills Unit: 1.7 mi
- Richardsville Unit: 2.0 mi
- Kent Cliffs Unit: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Dick Hill: 1.8 mi
- Shenandoah Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hosner Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Money Ledge Hill: 3.1 mi
- Big Buck Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Fahnestock Winter Park: 2.5 mi
- Lime Kiln Recreation Center: 3.8 mi
- Crane Road: 5.7 mi
- Sycamore Park: 5.8 mi
- Douglas Phillips Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 6.9 mi
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 7.5 mi
- chimney: 8.0 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 8.5 mi
- Beacon Hill Incline Railway Powerhouse: 8.9 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 11.2 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 11.2 mi
- Thayer Statue: 11.3 mi
- Washington Monument: 11.3 mi
- Mahatma: 14.8 mi
Museums: 46
- Great Buddha Hall: 0.7 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 6.1 mi
- Magazzino: 8.0 mi
- Boscobel House: 9.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 27
- Boscobel Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 10.0 mi
- Personal Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 15
- Canopus Beach: 2.6 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 6.8 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 9.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.4 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 15
- Watchtower Educational Center: 10.6 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 17.2 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 17.2 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 17.5 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Eagle Cliff: 14.7 mi
- Hell Hole: 15.8 mi
- Kaal Rock: 17.1 mi
- Kelly Slide: 18.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Upper Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.0 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 14.4 mi
- LG waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Cascades: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 5.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 9.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
- Pell Hill: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 0.9 mi
- Doodletown: 17.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 19.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Knapp Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | W 267° | 491 m | 8.5 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | W 270° | 465 m | 8.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 278° | 456 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lambs Hill | W 274° | 454 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bull Hill | WSW 249° | 433 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Egbert | NE 41° | 405 m | 7.0 mi |
| Depot Hill | NE 42° | 398 m | 8.2 mi |
| Nimham Mount | ESE 122° | 388 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227621
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 4 mi
- Cold Spring · 10 mi
- Highlands · 14 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 20 mi
- Stony Point · 21 mi
- Ossining · 23 mi
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